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Factors Determining Spontaneous Ventricular Defibrillation

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Tribulova, N., Manoach, M. Factors Determining Spontaneous Ventricular Defibrillation. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 15, 189–190 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011187215901

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